Surface impacts of large offshore wind farms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15544704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maryam Golbazi (0000-0002-5435-7123, University of Delaware), Cristina L Archer (0000-0002-7837-7575, University of Delaware, corresponding author), Stefano Alessandrini (0000-0003-2977-5697, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 064021-064021 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/ac6e49 |
| OpenAlex | W4280647909 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 41 |
Future offshore wind farms around the world will be built with wind turbines of size and capacity never seen before (with diameter and hub height exceeding 150 and 100 m, respectively, and rated power exceeding 10 MW). Their potential impacts at the surface have not yet been studied. Here we conduct high-resolution numerical simulations using a mesoscale model with a wind farm parameterization and compare scenarios with and without offshore wind farms equipped with these ‘extreme-scale’ wind turbines. Wind speed, turbulence, friction velocity, and sensible heat fluxes are slightly reduced at the surface, like with conventional wind turbines. But, while the warming found below the rotor in stable atmospheric conditions extends to the surface with conventional wind turbines, with extreme-scale ones it does not reach the surface, where instead minimal cooling is found. Overall, the surface meteorological impacts of large offshore wind farms equipped with extreme-scale turbines are statistically significant but negligible in magnitude
Atmospheric sciences · Climatology · Geography · Marine engineering · Mesoscale meteorology · Meteorology · Offshore wind power · Submarine pipeline · Turbulence · Wind gradient · Wind power · Wind profile power law · Wind shear · Wind speed · Wind stress · Aeolian processes and effects · Engineering · Environmental Science · Wind and Air Flow Studies · Wind Energy Research and Development · Geology · Oceanography
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |